L Milton Hankins Poet Rhyme

Spiders, Ants, and All Kinds of Bees

Spiders, ants, and all kinds of bees
Are problematic when you work on your knees
While mosquitoes and gnats vex during your leisure
Insects have a way of interrupting our pleasure.

I try to respect insects for us they outnumber
Spiders, ants, and all kinds of bees,
They seriously interrupt my outdoor slumber
Some are especially bad in the hot summer.

I will admit that I absolutely detest flies,
Especially when they enter my pristine kitchen
Spiders, ants, and all kinds of bees,
I break out pesticides I’m not supposed to mention.

My screens do a great job of keeping them out
Let them live outside in my sycamore trees
But leave me alone when I am out and about,
Spiders, ants, and all kinds of bees.

[a Quatern]

written January 16, 2022
especially for "Insects Poetry Contest"
sponsored by Angela Tune

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Edward Ibeh January 17, 2022 at 7:16 PM Wonderful, well-written piece, Milt:-) Best of luck in Angela's contest, my friend. L Milton Hankins January 17, 2022 at 7:30 PM Thank you so much, Edward, for a vote of confidence. I hope it will do well.

Rico Leffanta January 17, 2022 at 11:37 AM I applaud all those who are forsaking vegetables to eat insects! What I don't understand is why America is not at the forefront in transforming insects into pet food? Obviously, an entrepreneur could start at your house! Aloha! Rico L Milton Hankins January 17, 2022 at 12:01 PM I think so, Rico. Yes, I wonder why we are not finding inventive ways of using those suckers!

Caren Krutsinger January 17, 2022 at 3:17 AM This one is so amazing, it is going to my FAVE list, Hank. I loved every second of it! L Milton Hankins January 17, 2022 at 12:04 PM Thank you for the FAVE, Caren. I sort of liked it, too. I hope it does well in the contest.